Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston, right, stretches during an NCAA college football practice on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, in Costa Mesa, Calif. Top-ranked Florida State is to face No. 2 Auburn in the BCS championship game on Jan. 6 in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) ORG XMIT: CAGB107 less

Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston, right, stretches during an NCAA college football practice on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, in Costa Mesa, Calif. Top-ranked Florida State is to face No. 2 Auburn in the BCS ... more

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MIAMI GARDENS, FL - JANUARY 03: Stanton Seckinger #81 of the Clemson Tigers celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Ohio State Buckeyes during the Discover Orange Bowl at Sun Life Stadium on January 3, 2014 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 457097303 less

MIAMI GARDENS, FL - JANUARY 03: Stanton Seckinger #81 of the Clemson Tigers celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Ohio State Buckeyes during the Discover Orange Bowl at Sun ... more

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Clemson knocks off Ohio St.

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Tajh Boyd threw for 378 yards and five touchdowns, Sammy Watkins had a record-setting night with 16 catches for 227 yards, and No. 12 Clemson rallied to beat No. 7 Ohio State 40-35 in the Orange Bowl on Friday night.

Boyd's five-yard pass to Stanton Seckinger with 6:16 remaining put the Tigers (11-2) ahead to stay. Watkins caught two touchdown passes, plus became Clemson's career receptions leader and set an Orange Bowl record for yardage.

Martavis Bryant caught two more TD passes for the Tigers, who won their first Orange Bowl in 32 years.

Braxton Miller threw for 234 yards and Carlos Hyde ran for 113 more for Ohio State (12-2), which wasted a nine-point second-half lead.

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Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer lost for the first time in five career trips to the Bowl Championship Series.

Cotton Bowl: Henry Josey ran for 92 yards and three touchdowns, the last a 16-yarder with 3:08 left, and No. 9 Missouri beat No. 13 Oklahoma State in the Cotton Bowl.

Note: A person familiar with the search tells The Associated Press that Texas has offered its head coaching job to Louisville's Charlie Strong and he is expected to accept. The person spoke on condition of anonymity.